Strength training and Jitsu Training

[Helge Båtstad]

what you eat is really important for gaining muscle size. think its about 2g of proteins pr kilo of body weight. and just shitloads of carbs (not coke carbs)

[Mr Fantastic Shawn Murphy]

Sorry to be a grave digger but some forums hate when you start a new topic without searching.

I've just gotten into weight lifting a few months ago and I don't know if it's in my head or not but I feel like I've slowed down. Moving just seems harder. I went from sloth-speed to snail-speed. I've also lost shoulder some shoulder flexibility due to slight size increase.

I started lifting because my arms were super weak. Now they're stronger and people can't wrist control me as easily but I find myself having a harder time springing back up from the ground and slipping out of positions. I used to just bend and twist out of everything but now it seems that folks can just force armbars.

I don't know if I just have to get used to my new physique in time or if it's just me having a bit of a down season?
Did anyone else need time to adjust? Did people gaining size hurt their game?

To put it in perspective I typically play off my back and sweep into spiderweb or play rubberguard. I'm trying to develop more top game now that I'm less bottom heavy. I used to have huge legs but scrawny shoulders/arms but now I'm more proportional.

ps - This was brought on by getting owned in rolling by a super agressive semi-new guy, lol. </qq>

[Aab]

just focus 100 percent on jiu jitsu.

[Josh Passini]

Right now I condition mon-fri roll jj on tue thurs sat. If I could I would roll mon-sat.

[Xsimon]

Sorry to be a grave digger....proportional

You make it sound like you've ballooned up from 125lbs to 200lbs :P You need to work flexibility while you get stronger... if you don't do any mobility etc.. you'll most definitely lose flexibility. You can be 300lbs and do the splits if you felt the need.. nothing in your body saying you can't do that. As far as being slower etc.. probably mental.

[Ian Elliott]

Eddie, no Wednesday?

[bobby rivers]

I was real big into weights before jj so I already had a strength base. Now i just do core, pullups, pushups, and lunges sparatically throughout the week.

JJ in itself is serious strength training. Manipulating your own and another fully grown body takes extreme muscle exertion. Buy being stronger , like any attribute, only helps.

[Ehsan_Karam]

If you wanna lift you need to focus twice as hard on stretching as others have mentioned, also I really wouldn't be doing benches and all that typical bodybuilder jazz. My two cents: really focus on your core/hips/legs/and grip/squeeze strength.
Seriously, roll HARD for like 3 hours and listen to your body to see what has really fatigued and I bet you dollars to doughnuts it'll be those muscle groups.

[Tyler Frazier]

for jijitsu I'd rather be super flexible than super strong.

[Ian Frood]

Hi, I am a S&C coach and I would recommend spliting rolling and lifting, also focus on strength and power high weight low reps fast movements. also just focus on the big lifts like squats, deadlift, bench, chins, cleans and snatches.

Hope this helps.